as in prank
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
the sort of innocuous capriccio intended to liven up a stuffy dinner party
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Recent Examples of capriccio
Ok so these capriccio bubblies taste like a fruit punch four loko.
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Zoe Szathmary, Fox News, 17 May 2018
The latter’s peculiar, angular graphite works appear lightweight next to Ms. Bontecou’s intense capriccios.
—Jason Farago and Martha Schwendener, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2017
Zoe Szathmary, Fox News, 17 May 2018
The latter’s peculiar, angular graphite works appear lightweight next to Ms. Bontecou’s intense capriccios.
—Jason Farago and Martha Schwendener, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for capriccio
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Some of those difficulties were depicted in a recent exhibition of his paintings at Idyllwild Arts School in California, where among other painful incidents, he was left behind in freezing weather miles from home by his brother in a malicious prank.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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In Tapped Out, which is hosted by Nella Rose and has featured the likes of Love Island star Chloe Burrows, celebs are pushed to their limits with tricky prank challenges that feature chaotic twists.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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There are all of these very special tricks, flourishes, and touches, which are unique to them.Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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The trick was exploiting a Google invention called transformers to create astoundingly capable language models.Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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When the caper drama was revived in summer 2021 as Freevee’s Leverage: Redemption, Hodge — as did co-stars Gina Bellman, Christian Kane and Beth Riesgraf — reprised his role from the TNT series.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
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The caper is as bubbly as an Aperol spritz on a hot Lake Como day, with Sandler and Aniston’s charm and comedic chemistry keeping the whodunit going.Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Lacking the self-conscious grimness of Arrow that initially kept it away from four-color adventures, The Flash was immediately liberated to go full comic book, kickstarting the small-screen answer to the MCU.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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What’s the best way to prepare for an adventure race?Outside Online, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Capriccio.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capriccio. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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